MT · 2021 · edat_lfse_14

Early leavers from education and training by labour status

Malta, 2021

Early leavers from education and training by labour status
10.9%
Malta, 2021
▼ 16.2% vs 2020 (13.0%)
Analysis

In 2021, Malta's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 16.2% compared to 2020, reaching 10.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.7%.

Malta ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 30.1% (from 15.6% in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
112.4%
EU-27: 9.7%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025